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How to Get an Upgrade to First Class

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    Summary: Traveling with the same carrier and participating in online surveys improves the chances for first class upgrades. Get an upgrade to first class on a plane with tips from a travel agent in this free video on traveling and vacations.

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    By Russ Handler
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    Russ Handler owns an online travel agency, and he is a known travel expert in the Tampa Bay area who has been featured as an expert on travel for decades on local television and radio...read more

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    "Hi everyone. I'm Russ Handler, travel expert, and I just love to travel by air. Did you know, getting an upgrade to first class is a little bit easier than you think. You've just got to use your head a little bit. Now here's how it's done. Go ahead and buy a regular coach ticket because that's the whole purpose. Your idea is to get upgraded for free, and then what you need to do is go back in time a little bit and make sure you establish brand loyalty with your carrier. Travel the same carrier as often as possible and make sure that you participate in all their online surveys, as well as making sure that your profile online, for your frequent flier miles is up to date. This will definitely expand your chances of special offers. Now, once you get to the airport, you want to upgrade. Try it first to use your frequent flier miles, and if that works for you, wonderful. If not, why not ask for an upgrade? You have nothing to lose whatsoever. But the best way to do it is to rack up those airline miles and brand loyalty so that when you're flying the same carrier, time and time again, they're going to get to know you, they're going to see that you travel with them a lot, you're going to have tons of miles and they're going to be more likely to give you what you need. I'm Russ Handler and that's how it's done."

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